Frankly, most of the contestants seen receiving golden tickets to Hollywood during last night's Denver-based show were underwhelming -- including Mark Labriola (he offered a decent though unspectacular rendering of Squeeze's "Tempted"), Kimberly Kerbow (a merely decent rendering of Ingrid Michaelson's "The Way I Am"), Tori Kelly (her take on John Mayer's "Gravity" didn't have much of it) and Casey James (he made it mostly because he willingly took off his shirt at the urging of Kara DioGuardi and guest judge Victoria Beckham, who seemed more interested in what hopefuls looked like than how they sounded).

Notable exception: Haeley Vaughn, a sixteen-year old from Fort Collins.

Vaughn displayed a winsome combination of innocence and star power as she warbled Carrie Underwood's "Last Name." Of all the people on view last night, she seemed the likeliest to make a serious impact. Get ready to root, Colorado.

As for the most memorable moment, it came courtesy of Ty Hemmerling, who works at The Wolf/92.5 FM, as noted on the station's Facebook page. Look below for his deathless turn as "Bikini Boy."

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